N.J. officials react to death of Lt. Governor's father

Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerStatehouse officials are extending their condolences to Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, whose father died Sunday night after a long illness.

TRENTON — Statehouse officials extended their condolences today to Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, whose father died last night after a long illness.

Gov. Chris Christie canceled a fundraising trip to Texas. He had been scheduled to speak at a National Republican Congressional Committee event for U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions.

“Losing a loved one is always hard, even more so when you must watch them travel such a long, difficult road," Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) said in a statement issued today. "While it is never easy, you can always take solace in the family and friends that surround you and cherish the memories of those you have lost.”

“I know that it’s never easy to watch a loved one suffer so long with a debilitating and, ultimately, terminal disease," Weinberg said. "I hope that the Guadagno and McFadden families can take a measure of comfort in the good memories, and in the knowledge that their loved one’s pain and suffering has come to an end."